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Las Vegas City Ordinances, March 31, 1933 to October 25, 1950, lvc000014-513

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    motion was carried and said ordinance was duly passed and adopted as an emergency ordinance. On motion duly adopted, it was ordered that said emergency ordinance be numbered 434, and after approval by the Mayor shall be published as in said ordinance designated, and shall be recorded according to law. There being no further business to come before the Board of Commissioners, the meeting was, on motion duly made, seconded and carried, adjourned. s/ E. W. Cragin_________________ Mayor (SEAL) Shirley Ballinger______________________ City Clerk s/ Betty Funston Deputy City Clerk Emergency Ordinance ho. 434 copied into City of Las Vegas Commissioner's Minute Book No. 7 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF NEVADA,) COUNTY OF CLARK ) ss. ____Carl Woodbury , being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is Auditor of the LAS VEGAS EVENING REVIEW-JOURNAL, a daily newspaper, of general circulation, printed and published at Las Vegas, in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, and that the attached was continuously published in said newspaper for a period of 14 insertions, from October 29, 1950 to November 13, 1950 inclusive, being the issues of said newspaper for the following dates, to-wit: October 29, 30, 31; November 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 3, 9, 10, 2. 13. 1950. That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated on each of the dates above named s/ Carl R. Woodbury_____________ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th day of November, 1950. s/ Neola Gierhart______________ Notary Public in and for Clark County, Nevada. My Commission Expires April 14, 1954. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE DECLARING THE DETERMINATION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, NEV­ADA, TO MAKE CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN SAID CITY BY INSTALLING A COMPLETE STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM ALONG A CERTAIN STREET, TO CREATE STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT HO. 100-7 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING SAID IM- PROVEMENTS; AND TO DEFRAY THE ENTIRE COST AND EXPOSE THEREOF BY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS MADE ACCORDING TO FRONT­AGE: FIXNG A TIME IN WHICH PROTESTS AGAINST THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS OR THE CREATION OF SUCH DISTRICT MAY BE HEARD AND CONSIDERED BY SAID BOARD; DIRECTING NOTICE THEREOF TO BE GIVEN; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RE- LATING THERETO. WHEREAS, a certain street in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, is without adequate street lighting, and WHEREAS, certain proceedings were heretofore taken by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas to make the said improvements and to levy an assessment to defray the cost of making the same, and WHEREAS, the bonds for said improvements are not saleable due to the lack of a favorable opinion by bond­ing attorneys, and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas has determined that it is for the best in­terests of the City that the proceedings heretofore taken be abandoned and that the steps for the creation of the assessment district and the construction therein of improvements be started anew, and WHEREAS, the said Board of Commissioners deems it expedient and for the best interests of said City to improve that certain street hereinafter particularly described by installing thereon a complete street lighting system, and WHEREAS, said Board deems it expedient and desirable to create Street Improvement Assessment District No. 100-7 for the purpose of making said improvements, and to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to the frontage against the owners and the assessable lots premises, and property specially benefited by such improvements, and included within said district; and WHEREAS, there is not included within said district any lands belonging to the City of public grounds rot taxable, and in no case does the estimated amount of any special assessment upon any lot or premise for said improvements exceed 50% of the value of such lot or premise as shown upon the latest tax list or assessment roll for State and County tax, and WHEREAS, in the judgment of the Board of Commissioners of said City of Las Vegas, it is fair and equit­able that no portion of said cost and expense be borne by the City from its general funds; and WHEREAS, at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, held on the 11th lay of October, 1950, upon motion of Commissioners Moore and duly seconded by Commissioner Whipple and un­animously carried, a resolution was adopted and approved, directing the City Engineer to made estimates of the expense thereof and plats, diagrams and plans of work and of the locality to be improved, and to file such estimates, plats, diagrams and plans with the City Clerk for public examination, and WHEREAS, on the 18th day of October, 1950, said estimates, plats, diagrams and plans were so filed. NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: